Regarding Founding of Belmopan. After Hurricane Hattie almost completely destroyed Belize City in 1961, a movement to change the location of the capital to higher ground inland began. George Price, as Premier of the colony of British Honduras, invited then Secretary of State for the Commonwealth and Colonies, Anthony Greenwood, to visit. During that visit on October 9, 1965 he visited the site of Belmopan, today's capital

By J. Makali Bruton, February 26, 2015

2. Wide view of the Founding of Belmopan Marker

The Belmopan airstrip office can be seen in the background.

of Belize, and inaugurated this monument as a way to show UK commitment to its founding. The first phase of construction in Belmopan was completed in 1970.

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